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Reverse Foiled Archway

1. Cut the pieces of July’s small die of the Month from white cardstock & gold mirror card. Use your go to colouring medium to add colour to all of the white pieces – I used Copics. Assemble the pieces as per the guide.
2. Using the Solid Arch, foil one of your foiling leftover pieces – such an awesome way to use that foil which would go to waste otherwise!!! (I had previously used a dotty plate and foiled that a couple of times with Gold Sunburst foil, so I had this left over just sitting around! That’s what I love so much about the Solid Plates; you can use up foil which might otherwise go to waste, to get super awesome & unique backgrounds!
3. Assemble your card, using a mixture of liquid & foam adhesives; I feel like this layout almost looks like somebody looking through a window or arch whilst happily enjoying some sunshine.
4. To get a border which matches your colouring, simply colour the outer edge of an a2 panel using one of the same markers. Trim the card panel down by 1/4inch each way and glue this to the a2 panel to leave 1/8th inch of blue on each side.
5. Finish by adding a foiled sentiment and some gems for added interest!

Affiliate links are used

Glimmer Hot Foil System Shop at: SP | SBCom | SP UK	Small Die of the Month Shop at: SP | SP UK	Quick Trimmer Shop at: MPS | SP | SBCom | SP UK	Tool ‘n’ One Shop at: MPS | SP | SBCom | SP UK
Gold Mirror Cardstock Shop at: SP | SBCom	Platinum 6 Shop at: SP | SBCom | SP UK	Glimmer Sentiments Shop at: MPS | SP | SBCom	Best Ever Craft Tape Shop at: MPS | SP | SBCom
Sapphire Gems Shop at: SP	Glimmer Essentials: Solid Arch Shop at: SP	Black Glimmer Foil Shop at: SP | SP UK	Starburst Foil Shop at: SP | SP UK
Polka Dots hfp Shop at: SP | SP UK

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Letters To Santa ?

1. Repeat stamp two of the Christmas sentiments in Obsidian black ink onto an a2 panel of Neenah 80lb. Using a MISTI or similar tool is so helpful with this type of stamping; you just line the stamps up, stamp, slide your panel and stamp again! Trim down to mat it on an a2 panel of red cardstock and set aside.
2. Repeat stamp the little envelope image onto more Neenah 80lb; you don’t need to cover the entire sheet, just an area big enough to die cut an oval from. Add some simple shading using the colouring medium of your choice, (again I chose Copics,) Just adding some light shade with cool grey markers on the envelopes itself and pale browns for a shadow around each envelope. I also added a spot of red for the postage label. (Also stamp & colour another envelope and fussy cut this one to add on later!)
3. Cut the envelope pattern using the second largest oval die and also cut the decorative holes with the optional detail die. Cut the same size oval from gold mirror cardstock and glue this behind the white die cut. For an extra pop of red, you can hand cut an oval that is slightly larger to mat this double oval on. (I did this by tracing around the die itself, then carefully cutting this out with scissors.) Pop this whole triple layer oval onto the card panel, using foam adhesive for added dimension.
4. Die cut the letters for your sentiment, using both the uppercase & lowercase alpha dies. To really help the sentiment to stand out, cut it twice from both red & gold mirror; then layer them up, slightly offset for a dropshadow effect. (For a playful extra to this design, add the letters on purposefully wonky!) Use foam tape to attach the single envelope underneath the sentiment.)
5. To embellish: add some small, gel Sparkle Pen details to the letters and some shiny red hearts, or of course, your own favourite embellishments!

Affiliate links are used

Cherry Kisses Color Crush Cardstock – The Stamp Market Shop at: MPS	Tool ‘n’ One Shop at: MPS | SP | SBCom | SP UK	Platinum 6 Shop at: SP | SBCom | SP UK	Parcel & Post Sentiments Shop at: SP | SP UK
Nestabilities Essential Oval Etched Dies Shop at: SP | SP UK	Be Bold Uppercase Alpha Shop at: SP | SP UK	Be Bold Lowercase Alpha Shop at: SP | SP UK	Gold Mirror Cardstock Shop at: SP | SBCom

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Giveaway!!!

To celebrate this release, we are giving away a £25 gift certificate to 3 lucky blog readers – selected from the comments on our blog. Giveaway closes on Sunday, August 14th 11:59 pm EDT. The winners will be announced in this post the following Wednesday. Winner is responsible for shipping cost, duties and taxes.

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Tone on Tone Christmas

1. Stamp the brand new Pinecones & Fur background stamp onto some Moss Green cardstock, in a slightly darker ink for a subtle tone-on-tone look. Trim this panel down and add onto an a2 panel of Navy cardstock; offset the panels for an interesting look. Cut two thin strips of Gold Mirror cardstock and glue one either side of the green panel.
2. Cut & stack the letters in the same way we did before, but this time use the Navy Blue from the background. Mix it up with both upper & lowercase, adding the fun swirly letters in for even more detail. Line the letters up using a grid mat or ruler, and then transfer them onto the card using either low tack tape or Press ‘n Seal.
3. Cut the various elements from the Bold Blooms die set from solid colour cardstock and position them around the start of the sentiment using a mix of liquid glue & foam adhesive. (The new Christmas version of this set would be ideal but I haven’t had chance to add that one to my collection just yet! ??)
4. Embellish with some gold baubles, or your own choice of sequin/gem/pearl etc.

THE STAMP USED IS FROM THE AUGUST RELEASE SO I WILL ADD THE LINK ONCE THE RELEASE GOES LIVE ?

Affiliate links are used

Navy Color Crush Cardstock – The Stamp Market Shop at: MPS	Gold Mirror Cardstock Shop at: SP | SBCom	Platinum 6 Shop at: SP | SBCom | SP UK	Mossy Color Crush Cardstock – The Stamp Market Shop at: MPS
Be Bold Blooms Shop at: MPS | SP | SBCom | SP UK	Be Bold Uppercase Alpha Shop at: SP | SP UK	Be Bold Lowercase Alpha Shop at: SP | SP UK	Pretty Pine Background Shop at: SP | SP UK

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Spellbinders’ UK Site Opening celebration & Blog Hop

Don’t forget to leave a comment to be entered into the Giveaway; I’d love to know which of the cards I made for this release is your favourite?

Full Hop Order:

Spellbinders Blog
Yana Smakula
Vicky Papaioannou
Bibi Cameron
Michelle Short
Sharon Curtis
Gemma Campbell
Lisa Tilson
Angela Tombari
Natasha Davies You are here!
Spellbinders Blog

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— SUPPLIES —

Affiliate links are used

Glimmer Hot Foil System Shop at: SP | SBCom | SP UK	Small Die of the Month Shop at: SP | SP UK	Quick Trimmer Shop at: MPS | SP | SBCom | SP UK	Tool ‘n’ One Shop at: MPS | SP | SBCom | SP UK
Gold Mirror Cardstock Shop at: SP | SBCom	Platinum 6 Shop at: SP | SBCom | SP UK	Glimmer Sentiments Shop at: MPS | SP | SBCom	Best Ever Craft Tape Shop at: MPS | SP | SBCom
Sapphire Gems Shop at: SP	Glimmer Essentials: Solid Arch Shop at: SP	Black Glimmer Foil Shop at: SP | SP UK	Starburst Foil Shop at: SP | SP UK
Polka Dots hfp Shop at: SP | SP UK	Nestabilities Essential Oval Etched Dies Shop at: SP | SP UK	Be Bold Uppercase Alpha Shop at: SP | SP UK	Parcel & Post Sentiments Shop at: SP | SP UK
Be Bold Blooms Shop at: MPS | SP | SBCom | SP UK	Be Bold Lowercase Alpha Shop at: SP | SP UK	Cherry Kisses Color Crush Cardstock – The Stamp Market Shop at: MPS	Navy Color Crush Cardstock – The Stamp Market Shop at: MPS
Copic R27 Shop at: SBP	Copic C00 Shop at: SBP	Copic C1 Shop at: SBP	Copic C3 Shop at: SBP
Copic C5 Shop at: SBP	Copic E50 Shop at: SBP	Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink Shop at: Alt	Instant Dimension Foam Tape Shop at: Alt
Stardust Gelly Roll Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Copic E21 Shop at: SBP	Copic E11 Shop at: SBP	Copic B79 Shop at: SBP
Copic B29 Shop at: SBP	Gold Satin Baubles Shop at: Trinity	Cinnamon Red Hots Hearts Shop at: Trinity	Mossy Color Crush Cardstock – The Stamp Market Shop at: MPS
Pretty Pine Background Shop at: SP | SP UK

— My Basic Supplies That I Use On Every Project —

Affiliate links are used

MINI MISTI Shop at: Scrapbookcom | PBP | SBP | Trinity	MISTI – Original Shop at: Scrapbookcom | PBP | SBP	Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive Shop at: Scrapbookcom | SBP	Gemini Jr Shop at: Scrapbookcom
Tim Holtz Trimmer 8.5inch Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Tim Holtz Scissors 7inch Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Tim Holtz Mini Snips 5inch Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Tidy Tray Shop at: Trinity
Pick Up Stick Shop at: Trinity	Reverse Action Tweezers Shop at: Scrapbookcom | SBP	We R Trim & Scoreboard Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Pressure Tool Shop at: Trinity

*Affiliate links are used, where available; this means that I may get a small commission if you purchase using one of these links, at no extra cost at all to yourself. A huge thank you goes to anyone who does purchase using my links, it is so highly appreciated.

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